The I miss Exodus when he was a Bad-ass appreciation thread

[Dagger]

Pretty much from his first appearance he was shown to be nigh powerful, and while I usually hate characters like that, this one just seemed like he could become a worthy successor to Magneto. I mean, in one of his first appearances he went toe to toe with Sersi of the Avengers, and BEAT HER! How many other characters can you say can do that? Not very many.

Anyway, this is a thread to appreciate the heir apparent to Mags before he became a joke under further writers.
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Man, I wish Lobdell would have been able to write the Avengers back then. And if they got to have JR Jr. on art, OMFG!!! His Sersi was seriously kick ass!

[Mikl C]

LOBDELL RESPECT!!

I also loved the fall of avalon where he has a knock down drag out fight with Holocaust.

[marvell2100]

I liked AoA Exodus better. I'm sorry.

[Dagger]

More pretty pictures!

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[darknessatnoon]

Post the image where he hurts Jean Grey!

[Dagger]

LOBDELL RESPECT!!

I also loved the fall of avalon where he has a knock down drag out fight with Holocaust.
OMG I KNOW!!!

That was an awesome story! I wish we would have seen a sequel to that fight!
I liked AoA Exodus better. I'm sorry.
Meh. He was too much of a goody-goody in AoA. Wasn't very interesting, imo. He was too Cyclops from the 616.

[Dagger]

Post the image where he hurts Jean Grey!
I'm having problems with the internet. Hold on.

[jarrod]

Oh, JRJR's stuff was lovely. I wish he'd have stayed on longer.

[Dagger]

Oh, JRJR's stuff was lovely. I wish he'd have stayed on longer.
Me too! Seeing his Avengers tho, makes me wish he'd have gotten a chance on the Avengers.

[KestralIV]

I don't know...I never really liked Exodus that much once he became leader of the Acolytes. He didn't listen to his follower's doubts about Holocaust, and when Milan died he sent Rusty to investigate without help. He was cool during his first appearances, and he did have some brilliant leadership moments (like expelling Neophyte from Avalon). Overall I wouldn't mind him kicking ass again, but I doubt I will ever be fully satisfied with Exodus.

[Dagger]

I don't know...I never really liked Exodus that much once he became leader of the Acolytes. He didn't listen to his follower's doubts about Holocaust, and when Milan died he sent Rusty to investigate without help. He was cool during his first appearances, and maybe he did have some brilliant leadership moments (like expelling Neophyte from Avalon).

Meh...I guess in the end though I'd wrather have the old Exodus back, though.
I know what you're saying! I like Exodus, but I don't love him and I didn't think his handling of the Acolytes was the greatest all the time. I liked that he became a menace that could take on the X-Men all by himself, like Mags did. He was a good successor, imo, but I didn't care for the tool they made him out to be later down the road.

[justinkos91]

Did M-Day make him weak, or what?
No offense to the Nightcrawler fans, but Exodus being taken out by him, didn't imagine that would happen; found the dust and emma frost tactic well played out though.

[marvell2100]

Meh. He was too much of a goody-goody in AoA. Wasn't very interesting, imo. He was too Cyclops from the 616.

That's why I liked the AoA Exodus better. He doesn't wind up being the loser we see before us today.

[worstblogever]

He is pink, and yet badass. Not unlike Jem, leader of the Holograms.


In terms of power, I'd at least like to see him in the same echelon as Magneto.


Yet, he ends up being like Gladiator of the Imperial Guard. So much potential for bad*ssery with a confidence based power, sadly now limited to jobbing out to people.

His Brotherhood run, written by Austen was the lowest of low points.

[jmc247]

Exodus was set up as a decient threat to the X-Men, but it has been all downhill since for the character.

[darknessatnoon]

Killing Vulcan would restore him to greatness in my eyes.

[jmc247]

His Brotherhood run, written by Austen was the lowest of low points.

I don't know his appearence on Quicksilver was pretty low as well.

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[ExodusCloak]

I don't know his appearence on Quicksilver was pretty low as well.

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You do know that he was busy telepathically fighting the Eternal Thena throughout that entire issue. And he was winning.
His psionic powers were greater then the Man Beasts.

BTW The scariest thing about Exodus is that his speech patterns are so elequoent that you don't realize what he's saying is truly racist.

[SayOcean]

well with the mutant population being so small i doubt theres enough of his people to follow him to boost him to the same levels he had, when he fought sersi

[Hakael]

I like Exodus, and would like to see more of him solo or leading a real opposing threat. His latest turn as Sinister's lackey didn't sit well. Even though he had some good moments in Blinded by the Light.

[AcesX1X]

i miss when he made those teleporting tornadoes. those were the bestest.

[marvell2100]

He needs a name change, a costume change and a new approach. He doesn't need to go out and look for followers. Drop the whole "heir to the throne" monologue. He just needs to be the badass he claims to be and do something spectacular. If he has the kind of power he claims then he should go clean up Genosha and make it habitable again. Then reclaim it as the homeland for mutants. If he does something like that then the mutants will flock to him.

[jarrod]

He needs a sword. Swords are cool.

[darknessatnoon]

I still want the scan where he mentally hurts Jean Grey.

[marvell2100]

He needs a sword. Swords are cool.

Yeah but not one of those puny, curved, fancy looking swords like he wants to be a Musketeer. He needs one of those Conan the barbarian, whack your head off in one stroke type swords.

[jarrod]

Yeah but not one of those puny, curved, fancy looking swords like he wants to be a Musketeer. He needs one of those Conan the barbarian, whack your head off in one stroke type swords.
He should take Korvus' sword. And his girlfriend.

[ExodusCloak]

He needs a name change, a costume change and a new approach. He doesn't need to go out and look for followers. Drop the whole "heir to the throne" monologue. He just needs to be the badass he claims to be and do something spectacular. If he has the kind of power he claims then he should go clean up Genosha and make it habitable again. Then reclaim it as the homeland for mutants. If he does something like that then the mutants will flock to him.

No to everything but the costume change.

Exodus needs to continue being a bigot and preachy. He's underused that's his only problem. Whenever he's been taking out barring Austen there's always been a reasonable explanation.

[marvell2100]

No to everything but the costume change.

Exodus needs to continue being a bigot and preachy. He's underused that's his only problem. Whenever he's been taking out barring Austen there's always been a reasonable explanation.

Yeah, like that's helped him so far. Dude needs an extreme makover.

[Dagger]

Yeah, like that's helped him so far. Dude needs an extreme makover.
He doesn't need a makeover, he needs a writer who understands what the hell he is all about. Not jobbing him to every tom, dick and harry.

[Mikl C]

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[marvell2100]

He doesn't need a makeover, he needs a writer who understands what the hell he is all about. Not jobbing him to every tom, dick and harry.

And a makeover

[Dagger]

And a makeover
BOOOOOOO!!

[C-Cool]

Exodus is cool...

But I seriously like Holocaust better.

No offense.

[marvell2100]

BOOOOOOO!!

--OOOYYAHHH!

You gotta admit his look is passe'. I want to see him in a nice tailored business suit with a power tie and some Italian shoes. That screams power and respect. No writer would make a guy in a tailored business suit with a power tie and Italian shoes look bad.

[Dagger]

Exodus is cool...

But I seriously like Holocaust better.

No offense.
None taken. I heart Holocaust as well. I want him back soooo badly!

[Dagger]

--OOOYYAHHH!

You gotta admit his look is passe'. I want to see him in a nice tailored business suit with a power tie and some Italian shoes. That screams power and respect. No writer would make a guy in a tailored business suit with a power tie and Italian shoes look bad.
Meh. I like him the way he looks now. I guess a change of costume would be okay, but not a suit. That'd look so bland on him.

[Swashbuckler]

I'm the only one who voted to keep Exodus gone forever. I want some characters to just go away. Perhaps we need a thread asking "What characters do you NEVER want to come back"

[AcesX1X]

--OOOYYAHHH!

You gotta admit his look is passe'. I want to see him in a nice tailored business suit with a power tie and some Italian shoes. That screams power and respect. No writer would make a guy in a tailored business suit with a power tie and Italian shoes look bad.

are you insane? please leave the tailored business suit to lesser types like maximus lobo, KTHNX.

[Dagger]

I'm the only one who voted to keep Exodus gone forever. I want some characters to just go away. Perhaps we need a thread asking "What characters do you NEVER want to come back"
:frown: And I was gonna ask for your help cause I have to do Feral's bio for tomorrow.

[jarrod]

I'm the only one who voted to keep Exodus gone forever. I want some characters to just go away. Perhaps we need a thread asking "What characters do you NEVER want to come back"
I'd vote Opal Tanaka but Mystique already took of that.

Thank you Raven. <3 <3

[marvell2100]

are you insane? please leave the tailored business suit to lesser types like maximus lobo, KTHNX.

Like that giant swirling cape and color scheme is really helping him. Giant billowing capes are passe' just like trenchcoat wearing anti-heros.

[AcesX1X]

Like that giant swirling cape and color scheme is really helping him. Giant billowing capes are passe' just like trenchcoat wearing anti-heros.

UGH, says the person with CLOAK as his avatar.

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[jarrod]

Don't say "ugh" Aces, I've been told it makes one seem "gay".

[marvell2100]

UGH, says the person with CLOAK as his avatar.

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But I make it look cool. There's a difference.

[Dagger]

Like that giant swirling cape and color scheme is really helping him. Giant billowing capes are passe' just like trenchcoat wearing anti-heros.

UGH, says the person with CLOAK as his avatar.

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What he said.

[AcesX1X]

Don't say "ugh" Aces, I've been told it makes one seem "gay".

ORLY?10char

[marvell2100]

UGH, says the person with CLOAK as his avatar.

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And my friend Dagger says she likes it and I'm gonna listen to her so there.

[jarrod]

I think Paris is quite fashionable for a 12th century crusader. I wonder if he has a MySpace page?

[Dagger]

And my friend Dagger says she likes it and I'm gonna listen to her so there.
She really doesn't. Why do you think she cheats on him all the time?

[jarrod]

ORLY?10char
SRSLY!UGH! UGH! UGH!

[marvell2100]

She really doesn't. Why do you think she cheats on him all the time?

That's not cheating. They have an open relationship.

[Dagger]

Is this the one, DN@N?
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Or are you talking about this one?
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[Dagger]

That's not cheating. They have an open relationship.
LOL. Okay, she's open to anyone, and he, not so much.

[SayOcean]

He doesn't need to go out and look for followers. Drop the whole "heir to the throne" monologue. .thats a major part of his powers dude

[marvell2100]

thats a major part of his powers dude

And it doesn't seemed to have helped any. Does his powers work only if he has followers? Seems to me he's powerful enough without having acolytes.

[marvell2100]

LOL. Okay, she's open to anyone, and he, not so much.

You don't realize how many people he has under that cloak. He just doesn't go around bragging. Doesn't need to. And Dagger always comes running back so he's cool with her exploits.

[pryde15]

You don't realize how many people he has under that cloak. He just doesn't go around bragging. Doesn't need to. And Dagger always comes running back so he's cool with her exploits.

It's cheaper than a taxi.

[jarrod]

LOL! What is Jean wearing there!?

[jarrod]

You don't realize how many people he has under that cloak. He just doesn't go around bragging. Doesn't need to. And Dagger always comes running back so he's cool with her exploits.
Is Cloak on the down-low?

[SayOcean]

And it doesn't seemed to have helped any. Does his powers work only if he has followers? Seems to me he's powerful enough without having acolytes.Not like he was when he fought sersi on genosha

[Dagger]

LOL! What is Jean wearing there!?
Gaucho pants, with suspenders and swashbuckler boots. It's the latest rage in Paris.

[marvell2100]

Is Cloak on the down-low?

Again, he doesn't go around telling his business.

[marvell2100]

Not like he was when he fought sersi on genosha

He beat Sersi. He beat Jean. He took on the Avengers. He took on Xavier. The guy is powerful enough without the acolytes.

[marvell2100]

It's cheaper than a taxi.

And environmentally friendly. GO GREEN!

[Mic Murphy]

I always thought Exodus would have been better served as one of Apocalypse's Horsemen than as Magneto's zealous follower. That was even before the backstory that Apocalypse helped activate his powers. Apocalypse needed to seen as a threat with original creations as Horsemen, and Exodus' M.O. seemed more in line with En Sabah Nur's background.

I also would get rid of the apparent "loyalty" trait from others that amplifies his powers, because it makes him sound dependent. As for his costume, I would update and modify it where it is not quite as gaudy.

[Mikl C]

I like Jean's get up.

[ExodusCloak]

I always thought Exodus would have been better served as one of Apocalypse's Horsemen than as Magneto's zealous follower. That was even before the backstory that Apocalypse helped activate his powers. Apocalypse needed to seen as a threat with original creations as Horsemen, and Exodus' M.O. seemed more in line with En Sabah Nur's background.

I also would get rid of the apparent "loyalty" trait from others that amplifies his powers, because it makes him sound dependent. As for his costume, I would update and modify it where it is not quite as gaudy.

Apocalypse ruins every character he touches...it's the reason Exodus has ended up where he is.

[Dagger]

Apocalypse ruins every character he touches...it's the reason Exodus has ended up where he is.
LOL. I wouldn't exactly say that.

[darknessatnoon]

Or are you talking about this one?
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AHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

I loved that scene!

Jean and her suspenders, LOL!

[worstblogever]

Jean may be wearing a back-belt, there.

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Hardly flattering for a former model, though.

[justinkos91]

LOL! What is Jean wearing there!?

I'm pretty sure she raided rachel's wardrobe
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[Dagger]

I'm pretty sure she raided rachel's wardrobe
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LOL. OMG. HAWTT!!!

[justinkos91]

LOL. OMG. HAWTT!!!

What could Rachel be hiding in those big, puffy pants?

[Dagger]

What could Rachel be hiding in those big, puffy pants?
Her penis, duh!

[SayOcean]

He beat Sersi. He beat Jean. He took on the Avengers. He took on Xavier. The guy is powerful enough without the acolytes.
yeah then he had the genosha mutates to back him up

[marvell2100]

yeah then he had the genosha mutates to back him up

Yeah, like Gladys Knight and the Pips. He really didn't need any of those losers.

[crystalline green]

Is this the one, DN@N?
Or are you talking about this one?
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LOL...how many times has Jean done this. Seriously. My girl Emma would have kept to her feet.

[justinkos91]

LOL...how many times has Jean done this. Seriously. My girl Emma would have kept to her feet.

Emma is stronger than Jean, as seen during the meet up with the Hellions (UXM 281), Jean had to use a lot of strength to fend off Emma, and even then, Emma was using her powers on someone else.

[marvell2100]

Emma is stronger than Jean, as seen during the meet up with the Hellions (UXM 281), Jean had to use a lot of strength to fend off Emma, and even then, Emma was using her powers on someone else.

I hate to be the one to tell you guys this but Jean is more powerful than Emma and I have proof. She had to make Scott fall in love with Emma. Now that's power.

[justinkos91]

I hate to be the one to tell you guys this but Jean is more powerful than Emma and I have proof. She had to make Scott fall in love with Emma. Now that's power.

Didn't she have the Phoenix Force though?
(Been a while since I read the story, but still...)

[darknessatnoon]

I hate to be the one to tell you guys this but Jean is more powerful than Emma and I have proof. She had to make Scott fall in love with Emma. Now that's power.

She wasn't making him fall in love with her. She was finally releasing the passive aggressive guilt choke-hold she's had on him for years.

[gorthon616]

Pretty much from his first appearance he was shown to be nigh powerful, and while I usually hate characters like that, this one just seemed like he could become a worthy successor to Magneto. I mean, in one of his first appearances he went toe to toe with Sersi of the Avengers, and BEAT HER! How many other characters can you say can do that? Not very many.

Anyway, this is a thread to appreciate the heir apparent to Mags before he became a joke under further writers.

Man, I wish Lobdell would have been able to write the Avengers back then. And if they got to have JR Jr. on art, OMFG!!! His Sersi was seriously kick ass!

The ending to that story was a huge cop-out. Exodus is about to destroy Genosha, get's zapped by the Black Knight, but not taken down, but just decides to not go through with his plan because of humility?

But other than that, yes. He was badass, and that was a good story (barring the ending again). He should be badass again. I think when they revealed more of him he started losing his enigmatic touch.

[marvell2100]

Didn't she have the Phoenix Force though?
(Been a while since I read the story, but still...)

Nah, she did this while she was dead.

[marvell2100]

She wasn't making him fall in love with her. She was finally releasing the passive aggressive guilt choke-hold she's had on him for years.

Sure she was. Emma was about to walk and Scott was going to let her until Jean had to give him a psychic kick in the butt. And she was dead when she did it too.

[gorthon616]

Emma is stronger than Jean, as seen during the meet up with the Hellions (UXM 281), Jean had to use a lot of strength to fend off Emma, and even then, Emma was using her powers on someone else.

I think the line has always been that Jean has usually not tapped the fullest of her powers, as she is an official Omega-level, even though she was usually not treated as such. I consider this to be a retcon of sorts, but nonetheless post retcon Jean pretty much owns Emma.

[justinkos91]

I think the line has always been that Jean has usually not tapped the fullest of her powers, as she is an official Omega-level, even though she was usually not treated as such. I consider this to be a retcon of sorts, but nonetheless post retcon Jean pretty much owns Emma.

sounds fair enough

[Dagger]

This is not a thread about Jean! We already have 8 hundred thousand of those threads here!

[darknessatnoon]

Sure she was. Emma was about to walk and Scott was going to let her until Jean had to give him a psychic kick in the butt. And she was dead when she did it too.

You haven't refuted my point.

[gorthon616]

She wasn't making him fall in love with her. She was finally releasing the passive aggressive guilt choke-hold she's had on him for years.

Dude. That's called "marriage."